Mitt Romney

Yes Several Republican presidential hopefuls have brought the fight to Mitt Romney. But none has proven able to garner long-term staying power. Among those who have sounded the charge are Herman Cain, Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann. They have been slowed by scandal or their own inability to perform well during debates. Now Newt Gingrich has received support from the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper. New Hampshire has the country's first-in-the-nation primary.

No The Romney campaign is suffering from an identity crisis. As the election looms just three months away, the GOP candidate is still perplexing would-be supporters with his decisions. Over the years, Mitt Romney has not only changed his position on topics like health care. And now he's picked a vice presidential candidate who is adrift from some major planks on his political platform. President Barack Obama and fellow Democrats have already pegged Paul Ryan as the "ideological leader" of the Republican Party.

A win by eight votes is still a win. At least it is still a win in Iowa's caucus circle. Wow. That is an amazing feat. Eight votes. My question is this, who were those eight people that snatched victory from Rick Santorum and placed it at the feet of Mitt Romney? Were they political activists? Were they political junkies? Who were the eight people responsible? I tried to let it go. It was over. Drop it, I told myself. After several sleepless nights of studying the results this week, I think I have narrowed down the people directly responsible for Mitt Romney's win in Iowa.

Students at North Star high school got into the spirit of this year's presidential election by hosting a school-wide mock election on Nov. 6. Renee Lepley;s Honors P.O.D. class spent a large amount of time studying this year's presidential race, learning more about the election process as well as the candidates. As November grew close, students began surveying their peers and comparing results of preferred candidates. For example, a sample of twelfth graders were polled, and 43 out of 53 students chose Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama.

In response to Mr. Carl Mitchell's letter I'd like to say respectfully that from the eyes of many struggling businesses and laid off workers, his Democratic party has been hijacked by a bunch of thugs when he wasn't watching, and apparently he hasn't been watching for years. We have the recipe for a perfect storm brewing here in America today and it begins with a president who will twist and manipulate facts and statistics into anything he would like them to be in order to win re-election.

Prime-time television shows took a back seat Wednesday evening for the first debate to determine who is a better candidate to govern the United States. President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney squared off in a 90-minute back and forth session of questions about the economy and health care. It was good to see how both men responded to the questions. For those who watched the debate, you could decide who will better serve your needs in coming years. The debates are much better than political commercials where a biased message is presented.

Local Republican voters and party leaders welcomed the Romney-Ryan campaign bus to Somerset Wednesday. Although the bus wasn't carrying the presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney, it delivered a message that hits close to home for many residents in America's County: save the coal industry. Romney supporter and Republican congressional candidate Keith Rothfus said the former Massachusetts governor is the right man to revive the coal industry. "Washington, stop turning off the lights," Rothfus told a small crowd gathered near the Pine Grill Restaurant.

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still question the power of our democracy; tonight is your answer. These were the words President Barack Obama said in his home town of Chicago, Ill. after he was elected as president. For the last few months, concerned citizens have jumped on and off the Obama bandwagon. Citizens want change and they want it now. Can we as one society change in four years?

Students at North Star high school got into the spirit of this year's presidential election by hosting a school-wide mock election on Nov. 6. Renee Lepley;s Honors P.O.D. class spent a large amount of time studying this year's presidential race, learning more about the election process as well as the candidates. As November grew close, students began surveying their peers and comparing results of preferred candidates. For example, a sample of twelfth graders were polled, and 43 out of 53 students chose Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama.

By VAUGHN SISKA Windber The economy is a hot topic in modern civilization, but not the most important. As a nation, we should be concerned about our national security or foreign policy. We've been on the brink of WWIII for a while now. Take the Iran and Israeli crisis for example. If war broke out between these two countries, it would almost guarantee the United States' involvement and could potentially pave the way for WWIII. Our newly elected president will have to address the issue of foreign policy first as he comes into office.

I was watching the last of the four debates when it came to me that if we only could do a mash-up of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney - we could have one heck of a President of the United States. A lot of their political ideas are alike now that Mitt has changed his position once again on most of the issues, making it pretty hard most of the time to discern a difference between them on a whole bunch of things. It would be like a game of presidential potato head. We could pin the best traits of each candidate on our guy and end up the most perfect candidate this country could ever hope to have. In the interest of a true mash-up of the two candidates, I blended their names - Mittack Obamney - to come up with what I would view as the perfect President of the United States.

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still question the power of our democracy; tonight is your answer. These were the words President Barack Obama said in his home town of Chicago, Ill. after he was elected as president. For the last few months, concerned citizens have jumped on and off the Obama bandwagon. Citizens want change and they want it now. Can we as one society change in four years?

In response to Mr. Carl Mitchell's letter I'd like to say respectfully that from the eyes of many struggling businesses and laid off workers, his Democratic party has been hijacked by a bunch of thugs when he wasn't watching, and apparently he hasn't been watching for years. We have the recipe for a perfect storm brewing here in America today and it begins with a president who will twist and manipulate facts and statistics into anything he would like them to be in order to win re-election.

President Barack Obama is still beating Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the cash-grab race in Somerset County, according to donations reported to the Federal Election Commission. On Sept. 2 the Daily American pulled the contributions from the beginning of the election season until July 30. It showed that while Republican candidates out-raised Obama $20,320 to $9,385, the sitting president outdid Romney, who raised $6,605. The Daily American researched contributions starting in August and found Obama raised $6,359 locally while Romney raised $1,860.

The headlines have been screaming about the political debate between incumbent Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney. Prior to the debate, it was known to most Americans that President Obama is an efficient speaker and is often well received by critics and the media. Romney is a solid speaker to his own party, but the press and opposition are often harsh and tend to dissect his words - causing an overall disconnect for uninformed listeners. America saw a new side of both men during the first presidential debate. Obama opened the debate by stating his emphasis on education, small business and middle-class success.

Prime-time television shows took a back seat Wednesday evening for the first debate to determine who is a better candidate to govern the United States. President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney squared off in a 90-minute back and forth session of questions about the economy and health care. It was good to see how both men responded to the questions. For those who watched the debate, you could decide who will better serve your needs in coming years. The debates are much better than political commercials where a biased message is presented.

Local Republican voters and party leaders welcomed the Romney-Ryan campaign bus to Somerset Wednesday. Although the bus wasn't carrying the presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney, it delivered a message that hits close to home for many residents in America's County: save the coal industry. Romney supporter and Republican congressional candidate Keith Rothfus said the former Massachusetts governor is the right man to revive the coal industry. "Washington, stop turning off the lights," Rothfus told a small crowd gathered near the Pine Grill Restaurant.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced Wednesday that former Somerset County Republican Chairman Bruce Hottle and Clerk of Courts Rose Svonavec will lead his campaign in Somerset County. Wednesday afternoon state chairmen Gov. Tom Corbett and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey held a conference call to talk about the campaign. Corbett said Pennsylvania will play a pivotal role in the 2012 election. He predicted that Romney will win as a result of a strong grassroots campaign, not advertising.